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Typed and handwritten notes written by Hugo Young to record political conversations and informal interviews held with individuals in 1977-78

The conversations are with the following people:

Tony Benn, 9 March 1977
Francis Pym, 15 March 1977
Roy Hattersley, 16 March 1977 - CLOSED*
Edward Heath, 16 March 1977
David Steel, 25 March 1977
Douglas Hurd, 30 March 1977

David Steel, 27 April 1977
Roy Hattersley, 28 April 1977 - CLOSED*
Jo Grimond, 28 April 1977
'JP' 28 April 1977

Memorandum containing typescript of conversation with David Owen, 13 May 1977 - CLOSED
'AL' 18 May 1977
Memorandum detailing off-the-record briefing by the Prime Minister, James Callaghan, 24 May 1977 - CLOSED

Joe Haines, 1 June 1977
Robert Armstrong, 2 June 1977
'RH' (Labour MP) 3 June 1977
[Lord] Hailsham, 10 June 1977
Chris Patten, 21 June 1977

Memorandum from Deputy Editor of the Sunday Times to Hugo Young, detailing lunch with Denis Healey and information given concerning the relationship between unemployment and inflation, 2 August 1977
Additional notes on Healey lunch, undated

'CP' Autumn 1977
Jim Prior, 13 September 1977
Chris Patten, 15 September 1977
Baron Hayhoe, 15 September 1977
Tony Benn, 20 September 1977

Robert Jackson, 5 November 1977
Roy Hattersley, 8 November 1977 - CLOSED*
Memorandum from Deputy Editor of the Sunday Times to Hugo Young, detailing lunch conversation with Shirley Williams, 9 November 1977
Memorandum from Harold Evans, Editor of the Sunday Times to Hugo Young, detailing a 'private' talk with the Prime Minister on 15 November 1977, 17 November 1977
Jim Prior, 22 November 1977
Richard Holme, 22 November 1977

Eric Varley, 7 December 1977
[John] Lyttle, 14 December 1977
Chris Patten, 15 December 1977

Notes of meeting between F Giles and Margaret Thatcher, New Years Day 1978
Harold Lever, 5 January 1978

Notes from Michael Jones to Hugo Young about the opinion of Margaret Thatcher and her party towards immigration, 3 February 1978
Roy Hattersley, 28 February 1978 - CLOSED*

'PT lunch' 14 March 1978

Margaret Bain, 18 April 1978

John Biffen, May 1978

Geoffrey Howe, 20 June 1978
Tony Benn, 28 June 1978

David Steel, 21 July 1978

John Harris, 10 August 1978

Roy Hattersley, 8 September 1978 - CLOSED*
David Stephen, 20 September 1978

David Steel, 18 October 1978
Tony Benn, 18 October 1978
Roy Hattersley, 19 October 1978 - CLOSED*

'KS' 7 November 1978
John Biffen, 16 November 1978

Douglas Hurd, 14 December 1978

Comment by Hugo Young entitled 'Shuffle misgivings' discussing the members and structure of the Callaghan cabinet, undated

[Bill] Rodgers, undated

Significant subjects covered in conversation discussions include:

James Callaghan and his leadership of the Labour party
Future policies and direction of the Labour party
Members and structure of the Callaghan cabinet
Margaret Thatcher and her leadership of the Conservative party
The economy
The forthcoming general election
The Liberal party
Europe
Immigration
Prison services
Creator: DS/UK/122

Typed and handwritten notes written by Hugo Young to record political conversations and informal interviews held with individuals in 1991.

The conversations are with the following people:

Chris Patten, discussing the events leading to the resignation of Margaret Thatcher and subsequent leadership campaign, 8 January 1991
Alan Clark, discussing the events leading to the resignation of Margaret Thatcher and subsequent leadership campaign, 14 January 1991
Alan Clark on the Gulf War, 14 January 1991
Douglas Hurd, 16 January 1991
Sir George Young, 23 January 1991*

Sir Geoffrey Howe, with comments and edit notes for writing by Hugo Young, 7 February 1991
Richard Ryder, 11 February 1991*
Douglas Hurd, 21 February 1991

Peter Mandelson, 9 April 1991
Chris Patten, 18 April 1991

Raymond Seitz, 7 May 1991
Cecil Parkinson, 14 May 1991*

Norman Lamont, 25 June 1991

Geoffrey Howe, 2 July 1991
Gus O'Donnell, 10 July 1991*
John Stevens and Anthony Teasdale, 19 July 1991*
Chris Patten, 23 July 1991

Tristan Garel Jones, 3 September 1991
Michael Howard, 10 September 1991
'CP' 16 September 1991
Roy Hattersley, 23 September 1991*
'MB' 25 September 1991

Raymond Seitz, 7 October 1991
Douglas Hurd, 7 October 1991

Robert Jackson, 13 November 1991

Douglas Hurd, 5 December 1991
[C Parkes] 11 December 1991

Significant subjects covered in conversation discussions include:

Resignation of Margaret Thatcher as prime minister and subsequent leadership campaign
John Major and his leadership of the Conservative party*
Neil Kinnock and his leadership of the Labour party
The forthcoming General Election
The Poll Tax
Europe
The Gulf War
Creator: DS/UK/122

Typed and handwritten notes written by Hugo Young to record political conversations and informal interviews held with individuals in 1993.

The conversations are with the following people:

[Ideas - Rachel Lomax] 28 January 1993
Raymond Seitz, 29 January 1993

Gordon Brown, 2 February 1993
Robert Jackson, 3 February 1993
Richard Shepherd, Ollie Grender and Giles Radice, 10 February 1993*
Douglas Hurd, 18 February 1993

Tristan Garel Jones, 23 March 1993
Paddy Ashdown, 30 March 1993
Francis Cornish, 30 March 1993
Andrew Duff, 31 March 1993
Iain Duncan Smith, 31 March 1993

Chris Patten, 5 April 1993 (2 copies)
Douglas Hurd, 21 April 1993
John Smith, 22 April 1993
George Robertson, 27 April 1993

Tony Blair, 4 May 1993*
William Waldegrave, 4 May 1993
Raymond Seitz, 14 May 1993
Douglas Hogg, 18 May 1993*
John Major, 19 May 1993*
Paddy Ashdown, 25 May 1993
Stephen Dorrell, 26 May 1993

David Steel, 8 June 1993
Salman Rushdie, 27 June 1993
John Monks, 30 June 1993

Neil Kinnock, 6 July 1993
Gordon Brown, 20 July 1993

John Harris, 13 September 1993
Michael Portillo, 14 September 1993
Paddy Ashdown, 15 September 1993
Peter Mandelson, 29 September 1993

[Unidentified] 5 October 1993
Richard Ryder, 12 October 1993*
Anthony Teasdale, 15 October 1993*

David Williamson, 1 November 1993
John Major, 1 November 1993*
Sir Christopher Prout, 2 November 1993
Michael Palliser, 11 November 1993
Michael Ancram, 15 November 1993
Raymond Seitz, 16 November 1993
Anthony Teasdale, 30 November 1993*

Rachel Lomax, 1 December 1993
Anne Sofer, 1 December 1993
Tony Blair, 6 December 1993*
Margaret Thatcher, 16 December 1993

Significant subjects covered in conversation discussions include:

John Major and his leadership of the Conservative party*
John Smith and his leadership of the Labour party
Paddy Ashdown and his leadership of the Liberal Democrats
Government foreign policy
Reform of the Police force
The Maastricht Treaty
Europe
Politics in Northern Ireland
Bosnia
Hong Kong
US Politics
Creator: DS/UK/122

Correspondence between Anthony Howard and a number of individuals and organisations including Ian Jack (staff), Robert Jackson (MP), Patrick Jenkin (MP), Mrs. Peter Jenkins (Polly Toynbee), Lord Jenkins of Hillhead, Rt Hon Roy Jenkins (MP), Boris Johnson, Charlotte Johnson, Luke Johnson (staff), and Captain SP Julien.

Letters of note include a number commenting on problems facing Fleet Street and the adoption of new technologies.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Editor's Office; Anthony Howard

Correspondence sent to and from Hugo Young in his capacity as political columnist of the Guardian during 1988.

The letters are predominantly from members of the public to comment on the content, views and writing of Hugo Young's Guardian columns.

Also includes letters from students asking for assistance with research, personal correspondence from family, friends and colleagues, professional letters concerning work and appointments, and invitations to attend events and presentations or support organisations. There is also correspondence from publishers and internal Guardian correspondence.

Includes letters to comment on writing or send wishes from:
Sir John Keegan
Leon Brittan
Geoffrey Howe
Robert Jackson
Polly Toynbee
Alan Beith
Anthony Seldon
Michael Heseltine
Cardinal Basil Hume
Raymond Seitz

Additional papers include:

Transcript of Channel 4 television programme 'The Enchanted Glass:Britain and its Monarchy', February 1988

Booklet from a European Institute for the Media conference entitled 'Multimedia concentration and the free flow of information' which Hugo Young attended, 17 October 1988.
Creator: DS/UK/122

Personal correspondence sent to and from Hugo Young during 1992.

Includes correspondence from friends and colleagues, letters from family members, and letters from students asking for assistance with research.

Also includes professional letters concerning work and appointments, invitations to attend events and presentations or support organisations, and correspondence from publishers. Includes internal Guardian correspondence.

The papers includes personal letters from:
Robert Jackson
Geoffrey Howe
Richard Harries
Baron Peter Taylor
John Biffen
Malcom Bradbury
Lord Bernard Donoughue
Anthony Lester
These letters comment on writing or discuss former meetings or appointments, or give invitation to events or arrange future meetings.
Creator: DS/UK/122

Files of prints of the following individuals:

Box 1:
Jaafreh, Hanan
Jaber, Hala
Jack, Ian (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jack, Michael
Jacko (Sets by Neil Libbert and Don McPhee)
Jacks, Digby
Jackson, Betty
Jackson, Dominique (Staff)
Jackson, Sir Geoffrey and Lady
Jackson, Glenda (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jackson, Grodon
Jackson, Harry (Staff)*
Jackson, Senator Henry
Jackson, Isiah
Jackson, Jesse
Jackson, Joe (Portrait by Sue Adler)
Jackson, Mahalia (Set by Jane Bown)
Jackson, Michael (Singer)
Jackson, Michael (BBC)
Jackson, Milt
Jackson, Paul
Jackson, Philip
Jackson, Robert
Jackson, Rosie
Jackson, Samuel L
Jackson, Tom (Including sets by Jane Bown and John Hodder)
Jacob, Judith
Jacobi, Derek
Jacobs, Sir Ian (Set by Jane Bown)
Jacobs, Mr L
Jacobsen, Dan (Sets by Michael Peto, Tony McGrath and Allan Titmuss)
Jacobsen, Quentin
Jacobson, Bernard
Jacobson, Howard
Jacoby, Ingrid
Jacques, Faith
Jacques, Martin
Jacques, Jean (Set by Jane Bown)
Jaffa, Max

Box 2:
Jaffe, Rhona
Jaffrey, Madhur (Sets by Sue Adler, Peter Johns and E Hamilton West)
Jagan, Dr Cheddi
Jagger, Bianca (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jagger, Jade
Jagger, Mick (Including sets by Jane Bown, Anthony Vincent, Eamonn McCabe, Peter Johns, David Bailey, Brian Aris, David Newell Smith)
Jaggi, Maya (Staff)
Jaipur, Royal Family (Sets by Jane Bown and agency images)
Jakes, Martin (Set by Jane Bown)
Jakobovits, Lord
Jamal, Hakim
Jamal, Mahmood,
Jamba, Sousa (Including set by Jane Bown)
James, Alby
James, Clive (Including sets by Jane Bown and Eamonn McCabe)
James, Dick
James, Geraldine (Sets by Jane Bown and Kenneth Saunders)
James, Jimmy
James, Oscar
James, P D (Including set by Jane Bown)
James, Peter
James, Polly
James, Sally (Staff)
James, Sid
James, Susan
James-Moore, Jonathan
Jameson, Derek (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jameson, Louis
Jamieson, Storm (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jamieson, Nigel
Jankel, Bob (Set by Jane Bown)
Janner, Lord Greville (Including set by Peter Johns)
Janovitz, Tama
Janson, Hank
Jansons, Mariss
Januszczak, Waldemar
Japan, Royal Family (Including sets by Tony McGrath and agency images)
Japan, Emperor Akihito of
Japan, Emperor Hirohito, of
Japrisot, Sebastien

Box 3:
Jara, Victor and Joan
Jardin, Jorge
Jardine, Prof Lisa
Jarman, Derek
Jarmusch, Jim
Jaroszewicz, Piotr
Jarpa, Onofre
Jarratt, Sir Alex (Sets by Eamonn McCabe, Peter Johns and Kenneth Saunders)
Jarre, Jean Michel
Jarreau, Al
Jarrett, Keith
Jarrett, Vernon
Jarring, Gunnar (By Karsh)
Jaruzelski, Gen' Wojciech
Jarvis, Fred (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jason, David
Jaspan, Andrew (Former Editor of Observer)
Jasper, Lee
Jatoi, Mustapha
Jawara, Sir Dawda
Jay, Baroness, Margaret
Jay, Lord Douglas (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jay, Norman
Jay, Mrs Peggy
Jay, Peter (Sets by Eamonn McCabe and Neil Libbert)
Jayawardene, Pres' J R
Jean, Vadim
Jebb, Lord & Lady Gladwyn (Including sets by Jane Bown, Jack Nisberg and 1 x Karsh)
Jefferies, David (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jefferies, Stephen
Jeffers, Susan
Jefferson, George
Jeffes, Simon
Jefford, Barbara
Jeffries, Lionel
Jefferies, Neil
Jegede, Tunde
Jeger, Mrs Lena
Jelinek, Elfriede
Jellicoe, Earl
Jenden, Penny (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jenkin, Guy
Jenkin, Patrick
Jenkins, Amy (Including set by Eamonn McCabe)
Jenkins, Brian
Jenkins, Clive (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jenkins, David (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jenkins, Ffion
Jenkins, Glen

Box 4:
Jenkins, Graeme
Jenkins, Hugh (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jenkins, Lord Hugh (Including set by Philip Jones Griffiths)
Jenkins, Dame Jennifer (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jenkins, Rev' Lloyd
Jenking, Peter (Guardian staff)
Jenkins, Roy (Liberal)
Jenkins, Roy (Labour MP) (Including set by Jane Bown and David Bailey original print)
Jenkin, Simon
Jenkins, Tim
Jenkins, Tom (Staff - sports photographer)
Jenna, Mohamed and Daughter (Set by Jane Bown)
Jennings, Alex
Jennings, Andrew
Jennings, Ann (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jennings, Charles (Observer staff)
Jennings, Paul (Staff)
Jensen, Jesper
Jessel, Carmilla
Jessel, David
Jessel, Oliver
Jessup, Leslie (Staff)
Jesus and Mary Chain
Jeuda, Miss Diane
Jeunet, John-Pierre
Jewel, Jimmy
Jewison, Norman
Jhabvala, Ruth, Prawer (Sets by Jane Bown, Nobby Clark and Kenneth Saunders)
Jia, Li
Jimenez, Roger
Jimeoin
Jiricna, Eva
Joannou, Ulrike
Job, Peter
Jobbins, Bob
Jobe, Tom
Jobey, Liz (Staff)
Jobs, Steve (only two agency prints)
Jobson, Richard
Jodorowsky, Alexandro
Joel, Billy

Box 5:
Joffe, Roland
Johanson, Dr Don
John, Dr
John, Brynmor
John, Elton (Including sets by John Reardon, Henrietta Butler, David Silitoe, Allan Titmuss, E H West and agency)
John, Guss
John, Rebecca (Set by sue Adler)
John, Dr Richard (Set by Jane Bown)
Jones, Glynis (Including set by Jane Bown)
Johns, Jasper
Johns, Paul
Johns, Peter (Staff-Photographer)
Johns, Stratford (2 x Karsh)
Johnson, Amy
Johnson, Andrew (Set by John Hodder)
Johnson, Angela (Staff)
Johnson, Anne (Set by Jane Bown)
Johnson, Anthony R
Johnson, Ben (By Eric Wadsworth)
Johnson, Ben and Shelia
Johnson, Boris (Set by Jane Bown)
Johnson, Catherine
Johnson, Celia (Including 1 x Angus McBean)
Johnson, Graham
Johnson, Holly
Johnson, Isobel
Johnson, Jilly (Including set by Jane Bown)
Johnson, Joyce
Johnson, Kyle
Johnson, Linton Kwesi
Johnson, (Including set by Jane Bown, Gerry Graham, Neil Libbert and agency - including image by Charles Harbutt (Magnum))
Johnson, Marigold (Set by Jane Bown)
Johnson, Matt
Johnson, Michael
Johnson, Nick
Johnson, Noel
Johnson, Paul
Johnson, Paul (Staff)
Johnson, Philip
Johnson, R W
Johnson, Rafer
Johnson, Richard (Set by Nobby Clark)
Johnson, Richard
Johnson, Samuel (Images of his house not portrait)
Johnson, Samuel C
Johnson, Stowers (Set by Jane Bown)
Johnson, Sue
Johnson, Susan
Johnson, Terry
Johnson, Walter
Johnson, Wilco (Image by Allan Ballard)
Johnson-Smith, Geoffrey
Johnston, Lucy (Observer staff)
Johnston, Rev Niall
Johnston, Pauline (Set by Jane Bown)
Johnston, Russell
Johnstone, Janet
Johnstone, Jennifer
Jon
Jonas, George
Jonathan, Cheif
Jones, Aled (Including set by Eamonn McCabe)
Jones, Allan
Jones, Angharad
Jones, Arthur
Jones, Aubrey (Including sets by Jane Bown, Don McCullin and Chris Smith)
Jones, Barry
Jones, Bill T
Jones, Brian (Staff)
Jones, Bryn
Jones, Chuck
Jones, Cliff (Staff)
Jones, David (Staff)
Jones, David
Jones, David (Including set by Sally Soames)
Jones, Dennis
Jones, Dylan
Jones, Elvin
Jones, Lord Elwyn (Including sets by Jane Bown, Neil Libbert, Bryn Campbell, David Sim and Ed Lacy)

Box 6:
Jones, Dr Ernest (Set by Jane Bown)
Jones, Freddie
Jones, Gemma
Jones, Dr Gwyn
Jones, Gwyneth
Jones, Gwynoro
Jones, Harold
Jones, Jack (Including sets by Jane Bown, Don McPhee, Chris, Smith, Colin Jones, David Newell Smith, Neil Libbert, Tony McGrath, Peter Johns and Kenneth Saunders)
Jones, James Earl (Including sets by Jane Bown and Nobby Clark)
Jones, Janie
Jones, Johnathan
Jones, Leroy
Jones, Lisa
Jones, Lynne
Jones, Mared
Jones, Maurice
Jones, Mervyn (Staff) (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jones, Nigel
Jones, Paul
Jones, Peter
Jones, Philip
Jones, Richard
Jones, Robert B
Jones, Salena (Set by Peter Johns)
Jones, Sharon
Jones, Stephen
Jones, Prof Steve (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jones, Terry (Including set by Jane Bown and Peter Johns)
Jones, Thom
Jones, Trevor
Jones, Tristan
Jonic, Bettina (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jonson, Bari
Jonsson, Ulrika
Joolz
Joplin, Janis (All agency - set by Daniel Kramer)
Jopling, Michael
Jordan
Jordan, Bill
Jordan, Colin (Sets by Eric Wadsworth and agency images)
Jordan, Fania
Jordan, June
Jordan, Mary (Set by Jane Bown)
Jordan, Neil
Jordan, Phill (Staff)
Jordan, Ronnie
Jordan, King Hussein (and family) of (Sets by Jane Bown, Eric Wadsworth and agency)
Jordan, Crown Prince Hassan
Jordan, Noor
Jordan, Queen Rania (Set by Jane Bown)
Jordan, Royalty (General) (Including set by Peter Johns)
Jordan, Stanley (Set by Allan Titmuss)
Jordan, Tony
Jordan, William
Jorgensen, Christine (Set by Peter Johns)
Joseph, Jenny
Joseph, Julian
Joseph, Sir Keith (Including sets by Jane Bown, David Newell Smith, Anthony Vincent, David Sim, Neil Libbert, Bryn Campbell, Colin Jones, Sue Adler, Don McPhee, Frank Martin and E Hamilton West)
Joseph, Lady Elaine (Set by Sue Adler)
Joseph, Maxwell (Including sets byu Jane Bown, Bryn Campbell and Tom Smith)
Josephs, Wilfred
Joshua, Ebenezer (Set by Peter Johns)
Josipovici, Gabriel

Box 7:
Jospin, Lioel
Joubin, Georges (By Peter Johns)
Jovovich, Milla
Jowell, Tessa (Including set by Jane Bown)*
Joyce, James
Joyce, James (Including set by Peter Johns)
Jucker, Ninetta (Staff)
Judah, Cynthia (Staff) (Set by Michael Peto)
Judah, Terry
Judd, Alan
Judd, Ashley
Judd, Frank (Including sets by Eamonn McCabe and Eric Wadsworth)
Judd, James
Judd, Judith (Observer staff)
Judge, Ian
Judge, Paul
Judge, Tony
Jugnauth, Anerwood (Set by Tony Prime)
Juka, John
Julian, Desmond
Julian, Isaac
Julius, Anthony
Julius, Rosamund
Jumblatt, Walid (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jung, Dr Carl (Including 3 x Karsh and 1 x Henri Cartier-Bresson)
Junor, Sir John (Sets by Jane Bown and Don McCullin)
Juppe, Alain
Creator: The Observer Limited; Picture Desk; Observer Picture Library